Young Professionals Committee

Komen Greater NYC’s Young Professionals Committee (YPC) is made of rising young executives and professionals whose goal is to engage a new generation in the culture of philanthropy – inspiring them to help us achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer.

The YPC is dedicated to finding new ways to raise monies to fund innovative grassroots breast health programs that provide services to underserved residents in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties, as well as to raise breast cancer awareness.

Each year, the Young Professionals Committee hosts two events:

• Pink Rocks the Rock – the third annual YPC summer celebration and Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure kick-off event will be held at the Rink Bar in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Tickets are available for purchase here.
• Painting Wall Street Pink – Held every winter, the event starts with a cocktail reception and short program on the Trading Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, followed by an after-party at Cipriani Wall Street. Mark your calendar and join us on Thursday, February 6, 2014! Tickets will be available for purchase in November 2013.

Learn more about past YPC events.

 

Who We Are

The YPC was founded by Sandra L. Kozlowski, who serves as its chair. Executive committee members are: Steve Simmons, Jill Surdyka, Pablo Ogarrio, John E.Petzold, Dawn Reinholtz and Nicole Sebastian.

Meet the Executive Committee

Meet YPC Members

 

Get Involved

You can get involved in the Young Professionals Committee in one of several ways:

• Become a member
• Sponsor an event
• Attend an YPC or Komen Greater NYC event
• Make a donation?

Learn more about becoming a YPC member, joining a YPC committee or sponsoring event. Contact Nicole Sebastian at KomenYPC@gmail.com

 

 

Meet the YPC Executive Committee

 

• Sandra L. Kozlowski, Chair
• Steve Simmons, Treasurer
• Pablo Ogarrio
• John E. Petzold
• Dawn Reinholtz
• Nicole Sebastian
• Bobby Waldele

Sandra L. Kozlowski, Chair
Sandra Kozlowski is a Principal with Korn/Ferry International, a premier global executive recruiting and consulting company. She entered the search industry with Heidrick & Struggles in 2006. Earlier Sandra was a practicing attorney. She began her law career with Goodwin Procter LLP in Boston. Returning to New York, she represented high profile clients in civil and criminal actions. A graduate of Middlebury College, Sandra earned MBA and JD degrees from Columbia University. She is a member of the bars of New York and Massachusetts. Sandra is a board member of the Greater New York City Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the founder and chairperson of their Young Professionals Committee. In 2011, she was recognized with the Affiliate’s Next Generation Award. She serves as chairperson of the Young New Yorkers for the New York Philharmonic and is a committee member of the Phillips Exeter Academy Alumni for Greater New York.

Steve Simmons, Treasurer
Steven Simmons is currently the Director of Prime Services for Terra Nova Financial Services, a leading, independent broker dealer catering to the institutional equity trading community, where he has been since 2006. In 2007 and 2008 Steven was the recipient of the Emerging Broker of the Year Award given by the Opal Financial Group and Focal Point Press for his division’s service catering to newly established and developing hedge funds. He has 17 years experience in the institutional financial markets and is a founding member of the Midwest Hedge Fund Association. Steve was a graduate of Colgate University, where he remains an active member of the President’s Club.

Pablo Ogarrio
Pablo Ogarrio is currently a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase Bank, where he has worked since 1999. He is the head of Credit for the Latin American Natural Resources sector. Previously, Pablo worked as a senior analyst at JPMorgan's Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the ITAM (Mexico). He is originally from Mexico, and has lived in New York since 2001.

John E. Petzold
John is currently a Principal with Korn/Ferry's Global Financial Services Practice based in New York. In this capacity, he is focused on recruitment and talent management solutions for the world's largest financial institutions. John joined Korn/Ferry from another leading, global retained executive search firm in 2009. He graduated from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service with a B.S. in International Politics, Law and Ethics.

 

Dawn Reinholtz
Dawn Reinholtz is currently the Director of Events at Rockefeller Center. She joined Tishman Speyer, the co-owner and manager of Rockefeller Center in 2004, where she currently manages the Rockefeller Center Event Program which includes such events as The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, NBC Education Nation, House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year, HSBC Presents Wimbledon Live, and large-scale installations of public art by world-renowned artists including Anish Kapoor, Tim Noble and Sue Webster. Dawn has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Florida State University and a Masters Degree from New York University.

Nicole Sebastian
Nicole Sebastian is Deputy Executive Director of VCG Governance Matters, whose mission is to strengthen the governance capacity of the non-profit sector. Most recently, Nicole was a Senior Associate with the CEO and Board Practice at Heidrick & Struggles, a leading global executive search firm. She served previously as Manager of Governance at the Robin Hood Foundation and earlier served as a Program Director at the French-American Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she has conducted policy research for UNICEF on the prevention of trafficking, served a tour with the UNDP in Costa Rica, and worked for Saint-Gobain Desjonqueres, a French glass manufacturer. Nicole holds an MPA from Columbia University and a BA from SUNY Genesee. She is a board member of the Women's Executive Circle of New York (WECNY) and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University.

Bobby Waldele
Bobby Waldele is currently an Associate with The Waldele Group in Merrill Lynch’s Global Wealth Management division of Bank of America. He is a member of a six person team that services and manages the assets of high-net-worth clients. He received a Bachelor’s degree in History from Lafayette College in 2009 and currently resides in New York City.

 

Meet YPC Members

• Catherine Boyce
• Laura Burke
• Samantha Daniels
• Caitlin Demkin
• Rickie DeSole
• Kristen Dinsmore
• Angela Fan
• Gregory Feldman
• Ali Foley
• Dave Foley
• Jared Franken
• Toneisha Friday
• Mindy Goldstein
• Wendy Harris
• Yasaman Hoorazar
• Evan Kaufman
• Cheryl Kozlowski
• Laura McPhail
• Bibhu Mohapatra
• Ashley Muchmore
• Laura Murphy
• Sara Nainzadeh
• Yasmine Nainzadeh
• Sharlene Rajkumar
• Elizabeth Ross
• Jennifer Toyzer
• Jack Vogelsang
• Brittany Wayne
• Mallory Weinshall